Find out how popular the last name Monte is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Monte.

Monte, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Monte surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Monte in America

Monte is the 7317th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Monte surname appeared 4,560 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Monte.

We can also compare 2010 data for Monte to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Monte

The surname Monte originated in Italy during the medieval period, derived from the Italian word "monte," meaning "hill" or "mountain." This name is believed to have been initially adopted by individuals residing near or on a prominent hill or mountain, serving as a locational identifier.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Monte surname can be found in the Florentine Codex, a 16th-century ethnographic work compiled by the Franciscan friar Bernardino de Sahagún, which references a person named Giovanni di Monte.

The Monte surname has also been documented in various historical records, including the Catasto Fiorentino, a tax census conducted in Florence, Italy, in the 15th century. This census listed several families bearing the Monte surname, suggesting its widespread usage in the region during that period.

Notables throughout history who carried the Monte surname include:

1. Pietro da Monte (c. 1457-1522), an Italian Renaissance architect and sculptor known for his work on the Palazzo Strozzi in Florence.

2. Guido del Monte (1545-1607), an Italian Catholic cardinal who later became Pope Sixtus V from 1585 to 1590.

3. Filippo del Monte (1520-1589), an Italian Renaissance composer and music theorist, best known for his madrigals and motets.

4. Guidobaldo del Monte (1545-1607), an Italian nobleman, mathematician, and military engineer who contributed to the development of mechanics and physics.

5. Giuseppe del Monte (1624-1708), an Italian painter and art theorist active in the Baroque period, known for his religious and mythological works.

The Monte surname has also been associated with various place names throughout Italy, such as Monte San Savino in Tuscany, Monte Castello in Umbria, and Monte Sant'Angelo in Puglia, among others. These place names may have influenced the adoption of the Monte surname by individuals residing in or near these locations.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Monte

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Monte.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Monte was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Monte has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Monte was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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